HelloIs there any update for approval of Keytruda or Opdivo for msi-H CrC by Health Canada now that it has been approved by FDA in USA?What sort of time lag is there normally for such approvals.Regards.Henry

depending upon provincial "rules" and how they play into overall HC regs....there may be some access under compassionate care / experimental release IF there is a particularly good, pro-active and aggressive doctor in the loop who can navigate the systems for you... and this would apply to all "new" treatments and drugs.

IME ... each province / cancer center etc. seems to be its own minefield OR field of dreams depending upon the factors mentioned.

“Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women in Canada, which makes this new indication especially significant. We look forward to working with provinces and other jurisdictions to ensure that Canadians who need immunotherapy for first-line treatment of metastatic NSLC have rapid access to Keytruda,” Chirfi Guindo, president and managing director of Merck Canada (known as MSD outside the U.S. and Canada),

How quickly this availability will translate to other indications is anybody's guess.

ANY OTHER Canucks with any other info please chime in !

CheersCRguy

Caregiver x 3Stage IV A rectal cancer/lung met10 Year survivormy life is an ongoing totally randomized UNcontrolled experiment with N=1 !Review of my Journey so far

Steph20021, last summer I went to Tobermory, what a beutyfull place, pristine water, one could see those shipwrecks that went down in 1885, islands are geourges, a lots of hiking possibilities.Last summer was very hot, but lake was refreshing, went swimming few times, my younger one loved it.

55 year at the time of diagnosis, male, never been seek in my life.Diagnosed with T1,T2 N0 M0 rectal cancer, tumor size 4.5cm, 9.2 cm from anal vergeStage 1CEA 2.4Discovered by pure lack, after taking baby ASA, had blood in stool.25 sessions of Chemo/rad finished end of January 2017, focus was on lymph nodesTumor erased, CCR, negative mri, ct, scope, no evidence of cancerW&W approach April 2017, folfox 8 rounds plus 2 rounds of xelodaSept.2017 CT , MRI negative

Steph20021, last summer I went to Tobermory, what a beutyfull place, pristine water, one could see those shipwrecks that went down in 1885, islands are geourges, a lots of hiking possibilities.Last summer was very hot, but lake was refreshing, went swimming few times, my younger one loved it.

Steph20021, last summer I went to Tobermory, what a beutyfull place, pristine water, one could see those shipwrecks that went down in 1885, islands are geourges, a lots of hiking possibilities.Last summer was very hot, but lake was refreshing, went swimming few times, my younger one loved it.

Canadians: the opportunity of receive ''a targeted therapy drug that is specific to an abnormal gene change in their cancer''. A Canadian TAPUR: CAPTURNo locations disclosed but for sure Toronto and Vancouver.

With the "kitchen sink" of medications for their study groups, they are basically cataloguing these different treatments' effects within giveninvestigational arms .... just IMO ... for future referencing of possible novel treatments with known agents, for nonstandard uses.While the list mainly targets hemolymphatic cancers, the inclusion of Advanced Solid Tumors opens the door for others.

The POG program really kick started a whole new brain trust at BCCA Vancouver and FYI a lot of the Foundation fundraising has been promoting immunotherapies as well as this type of targeted therapy research. ANY cancer Tx advancements will ultimately benefit other fields of research and treatment.

GOOD things to come for Colorectal Canucks ... close to home.

CheersCR

Caregiver x 3Stage IV A rectal cancer/lung met10 Year survivormy life is an ongoing totally randomized UNcontrolled experiment with N=1 !Review of my Journey so far